Magic Carpet Portugal レコード& CD

Review: Plenty of neologistic fun can be had with the work "break", but we must admit that "breakflow" is a new one on us. Lisboa produtor b0n impresses such sonic and titular genii with a new, green-goo-hued four-track EP on Portgal's fantastical Magic Carpet label, spanning clean future progressive and garage-acid tempos. The title track and 'Sasha Palomal' only tease the unortho-breaks with tricky garage beats and straighter but admittedly still formative breaksteps; it's only by the point of the B-siders 'Positive Morph' and 'Fractures' that any such fluvial breakbeat is properly put back together and course-corrected. Be warned, the latter track moves through the nicely rare variants of freestyle and "electrance"; careful not to dance yourself to breakdown.

Review: There's no dip in quality to be found on Lucho's sophomore release, an impressive four-tracker for Magic Carpet that builds on the sounds and styles explored on the producer's 2020 debut on Decatur Records. What we get is deep house/tech-house fusion, with warming chords, sun-splashed electronics and bold, K1 organ basslines at the heart of the action. Choose between the picturesque, morning-fresh breeziness and acid-flecked squelch of 'Mind Chariot'; the immersive, tactile melodiousness of 'Mystery Guest (Chimes Mix)', the head-nodding, hip-hop break-propelled deep space dreaminess of 'Woogie Matrix' and the deep tech-house dancefloor soundscape that is the subtly bleep and bass-influenced title track.